Robert W. Sykes

Best Publications

• Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release.

  Michael H. Studer;Jaclyn D. DeMartini;Mark F. Davis;Robert W. Sykes

  686
  Citations

• Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

  Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;Michael Jourdes

  271
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• Comparative genome analysis of lignin biosynthesis gene families across the plant kingdom

  Zhanyou Xu;Dandan Zhang;Jun Hu;Jun Hu;Xin Zhou

  262
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• Overexpression of a BAHD Acyltransferase, OsAt10, Alters Rice Cell Wall Hydroxycinnamic Acid Content and Saccharification

  Laura E. Bartley;Matthew L. Peck;Sung Ryul Kim;Berit Ebert;Berit Ebert

  198
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• Quantitative genetic analysis of biomass and wood chemistry of Populus under different nitrogen levels

  Evandro Novaes;Luis Osorio;Derek R. Drost;Brianna L. Miles

  188
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• Sugar release and growth of biofuel crops are improved by downregulation of pectin biosynthesis

  Ajaya K. Biswal;Ajaya K. Biswal;Melani A. Atmodjo;Melani A. Atmodjo;Mi Li;Mi Li;Holly L. Baxter;Holly L. Baxter

  178
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• Identification and overexpression of gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2ox) in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for improved plant architecture and reduced biomass recalcitrance

  Wegi A. Wuddineh;Wegi A. Wuddineh;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Jiyi Zhang;Charleson R. Poovaiah;Charleson R. Poovaiah

  170
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• Association genetics of traits controlling lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa, Salicaceae) secondary xylem.

  Jill L. Wegrzyn;Andrew J. Eckert;Minyoung Choi;Jennifer M. Lee

  166
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• Significance of Lignin S/G Ratio in Biomass Recalcitrance of Populus trichocarpa Variants for Bioethanol Production

  Chang Geun Yoo;Alexandru Dumitrache;Wellington Muchero;Jace Natzke

  160
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• Downregulation of GAUT12 in Populus deltoides by RNA silencing results in reduced recalcitrance, increased growth and reduced xylan and pectin in a woody biofuel feedstock

  Ajaya K Biswal;Ajaya K Biswal;Zhangying Hao;Zhangying Hao;Sivakumar Pattathil;Sivakumar Pattathil;Xiaohan Yang

  156
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• Enhanced Characteristics of Genetically Modified Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for High Biofuel Production

  Hui Shen;Charleson R Poovaiah;Charleson R Poovaiah;Angela Ziebell;Angela Ziebell;Timothy J Tschaplinski

  154
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• Chemical profiles of switchgrass.

  Zhoujian Hu;Robert Sykes;Mark F. Davis;E. Charles Brummer

  152
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• Evaluating the effect of potassium on cellulose pyrolysis reaction kinetics

  Anna Trendewicz;Robert Evans;Robert Evans;Abhijit Dutta;Robert Sykes

  130
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• High-Throughput Screening of Plant Cell-Wall Composition Using Pyrolysis Molecular Beam Mass Spectroscopy

  Robert Sykes;Matthew Yung;Evandro Novaes;Matias Kirst

  128
  Citations

• Two‐year field analysis of reduced recalcitrance transgenic switchgrass

  Holly L. Baxter;Holly L. Baxter;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Nicole Labbe;Lindsey M. Kline

  124
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• Rapid Assessment of Lignin Content and Structure in Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Grown Under Different Environmental Conditions

  David G. J. Mann;Nicole Labbé;Robert W. Sykes;Kristen Gracom

  122
  Citations

• ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Lignocellulose recalcitrance screening by integrated high-throughput hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification

  Michael J. Selig;Melvin P. Tucker;Robert W. Sykes;Kristen L. Reichel

  113
  Citations

• High-resolution genetic mapping of allelic variants associated with cell wall chemistry in Populus

  Wellington Muchero;Jianjun Guo;Jianjun Guo;Stephen P DiFazio;Jin-Gui Chen

  111
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• Genome-wide association study reveals putative regulators of bioenergy traits in Populus deltoides.

  Annette M. Fahrenkrog;Leandro G. Neves;Márcio F. R. Resende;Ana I. Vazquez

  108
  Citations

• Down-regulation of p -coumaroyl quinate/shikimate 3′-hydroxylase (C3′H) and cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H) genes in the lignin biosynthetic pathway of Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis leads to improved sugar release

  Robert W. Sykes;Erica L. Gjersing;Kirk Foutz;William H. Rottmann

  107
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• Within tree variability of lignin composition in Populus

  Robert Sykes;Bob Kodrzycki;Gerald A Tuskan;Kirk Foutz

  98
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• Chemical, ultrastructural and supramolecular analysis of tension wood in Populus tremula x alba as a model substrate for reduced recalcitrance

  Marcus Foston;Christopher A. Hubbell;Reichel Samuel;Seokwon Jung

  85
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• Identification and Molecular Characterization of the Switchgrass AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Superfamily, and Overexpression of PvERF001 for Improvement of Biomass Characteristics for Biofuel.

  Wegi A. Wuddineh;Wegi A. Wuddineh;Mitra Mazarei;Mitra Mazarei;Geoffrey B. Turner;Geoffrey B. Turner;Robert W. Sykes;Robert W. Sykes

  73
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• Field-grown miR156 transgenic switchgrass reproduction, yield, global gene expression analysis, and bioconfinement

  Chelsea R. Johnson;Reginald J. Millwood;Reginald J. Millwood;Yuhong Tang;Jiqing Gou

  71
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